[Hiring] Director of Patent Litigation Consulting @Lumenci

Role Description

Lumenci is hiring a Director of Patent Litigation Consulting in the San Francisco Bay Area to lead our high-tech intellectual property practice on the West Coast. This is a people-management and delivery-leadership role:

• Manage a team of technical consultants and IP experts.
• Own program and project delivery across concurrent patent litigation and licensing matters.
• Set the quality standards behind our technical work product, including claim charts, source code review, reverse engineering, patent portfolio analysis, and expert report support.

Our client matters span software, telecommunications, semiconductors, and emerging technology sectors, including AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, consumer electronics, and medical devices. We are looking for a technical consulting leader with:

• Deep expertise in at least one of these areas.
• Proven experience managing and developing technical teams.
• The executive presence to present complex findings to in-house counsel, litigators, and non-technical decision-makers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field. Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) or JD is a plus.
• 10+ years of combined experience across technical consulting, IP strategy, patent litigation support, licensing, or patent law, including senior client-facing delivery leadership.
• 5+ years of direct people-management experience leading technical or professional-services teams.
• Demonstrated ownership of program or portfolio delivery, including multiple concurrent projects, budget accountability, and resourcing decisions.
• Backgrounds we value: IP litigation consulting and expert-services firms, technical analysis and digital forensics consultancies, law firm IP practices, in-house IP or licensing teams, registered patent attorneys or agents, and licensing or patent-monetization organizations.
• Prior experience with patent litigation, licensing programs, expert witness support, or large-scale data and source code review is a significant plus.
• Registration with the USPTO, an active bar license, PMP, or Certified ScrumMaster are pluses, not requirements.

Requirements

• Demonstrated people-management experience: direct reports, hiring, performance reviews, coaching, and career development.
• Strong program management and project management skills across concurrent, interdependent workstreams.
• Experience leading distributed or cross-time-zone teams.
• Track record of growing and retaining technical talent.
• Experience building process, standards, or internal products that improved team operations.
• Comfort with management tooling and operating rhythms.
• Deep working knowledge of at least one high-tech domain.
• Familiarity with patent litigation and IP workflows.
• Hands-on analytical foundation, including comfort with source code and data analysis.
• Strong client management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to simplify highly technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
• Highly analytical approach to problem-solving.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health & Well-being: Robust medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Retirement Strategy: 401(k) program with a competitive employer-matching contribution.
• Performance-Based Incentives: Total cash compensation includes a variable pay component.
• Time Off & Leaves: Balanced leave policy including accrued Paid Time Off (PTO) and additional holidays.
• Holistic Wellness Support: Dedicated Wellness Leave and paid leave for significant life events.
• Culture of Autonomy & Growth: Flexible, remote-first work environment with support for professional development.